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South Korean Cosmetics Brands are positioned as affordable products in China, however in recent years efficacy and quality issues have dented consumer confidence and negatively impacted sales.
South Korean cosmetics brand marketing strategies are not localized.
Chinese...

Cruelty free is a both a hugely contentious and polarizing issue for the global cosmetics industry. Despite global trends towards cruelty free best exemplified by the blanket bans on animal testing of cosmetics imposed in Europe and India, China has...

Korea issued an updated provision to support the newly promulgated customized cosmetic authentication system.
Recently, Korea issued a specific law to regulate the customized cosmetic authentication system which will be enacted on Feb.20th 2019 (see news on CL). To...

Korea issued specific law to regulate customized cosmetic authentication system. The law will officially be enacted on Feb.20th 2019 and effective on Feb.20th 2020.
In the new regulation draft, cosmetic manufacturing/ sale business will be divided into three types in the future: 1) cosmetic...

Korea is planning to amend the Cosmetic Act to make safety proof of infant/children cosmetics compulsory.
Manufacturers and sellers producing infant or children cosmetics should produce, publicize and keep the following information...

An inspection revealed that most of the product test samples in cosmetic shops are contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms. The MFDS pressed the Consumer Associations to formulate rules to regulate the cosmetic test samples.
The inspection investigated 42 kinds...

To meet new market demand and reinforce management of personalized cosmetics such as natural/organic cosmetics, Korea's MFDS is proposing to set up a Natural/Organic Cosmetic Certification System to better regulate these new categories....

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